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Sometimes a thread pauses and asks you to approve an action before it continues. This page explains what to review and how your choice affects later actions.

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Why the thread paused

The thread pauses when a tool needs your approval. The approval card shows the tool and the action it wants to take so you can decide whether to allow it.

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Respond to the approval card

1

Read the card

Check the tool, the proposed action, and any warning shown on the card. Approve the action only when the details match what you intended.
2

Choose how far your approval reaches

You have three choices for how long the approval lasts:
  • Once: allow this action. The next time the tool is needed, you’re asked again.
  • This thread: allow the tool for the rest of this thread, so it doesn’t ask again here.
  • Always: allow the tool going forward, so future threads don’t stop for it.
Choose Deny when the action should not run.
3

Let Sidekick resume

The action stays paused until every required user, administrator, and budget approval is complete. Sidekick then resumes it automatically.

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Some approvals need an admin

Some tools require administrator approval in addition to your approval. The card shows when the action is waiting for an administrator. Sidekick resumes only after every required approval is complete.
An admin approval is a separate, required step. Your own approval is not enough to run a tool that also needs one.

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Where to go next

The governance model

How user and administrator approvals control sensitive actions.

Approvals and policy

How admins decide which tools require approval and who can grant it.